In the Meantime Volume 4

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INSIDE 6th Grade Trip

ISSUE 4

The middle school j our nalists will be documenting our exper iences under quar antine. We will be inter viewing classmates, parents, teacher s and other member s of our community as well as shar ing thoughts on our own exper iences. Please enj oy these slices-of-life dur ing this weir d, challenging time.

Angelina Belin Per sonal: This week has been a good week under the circumstances that we are in. Online school hasn't gotten easier, but I have learned to manage my time. Quarantine has taught me that even if I think there is too much homework, it is doable because I just have to manage my time even though there is nothing to do. My dad and I have been running every day now since quarantine. I have seen a lot of new buildings and parks that I have never seen. I have also been able to think about things that I never thought about before. I would definitely recommend running if you just want to get out of your head, especially during everything that is happening. Keeping active during quarantine is very important for the human body. We all just have to pull through this and live our lives to the best. Teacher : "I am working on some embroidery," said Mrs.

Laura Rodriguez, a teacher at Miami Country Day School.

Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. Mrs. Rodriguez finds embroidery to be a very relaxing thing to do. Mrs. Rodriguez so far has done embroidery of the words "LOVE" and has made two cats sitting next to each other with a heart in the middle. Mrs. Rodriguez said, "I am also working on the seventh-grade sketchbook." She has drawn some things about her book that she is reading in the sketchbook to use as an example for her students in seventh grade. Mrs. Rodriguez said, "I definitely took some time in school for granted and wish this could go back to normal." Student: "I have seen a lot more butterflies since quarantine," said Evelyn Kunde, a sixth-grader at Miami Country Day. Being in quarantine has at least one positive effect, according to Evelyn, which is that since everyone is staying at home and not flying anywhere, the

Broghan Muhlig Per sonal: Recently, I?ve been spending my time watching shows and movies. I am particularly interested in older and iconic movies. This is why I 12watch the movies Hook and finally gotPage around to Nacho Libre. I have been meaning to watch Hook for a while because of how much of an iconic movie I hear it is, and I wanted to watch Nacho Libre because it was recommended to me on the SuperMegaCast. Another reason why I wanted to watch these films, especially during this time, is because the most common way I hear them described is ?feel-good films.? I would agree with that statement. Nacho Libre was just a silly movie that felt nice, and Hook was a warm, heartwarming film. I really enjoyed watching this, and I really enjoyed these feelings. Other films I?ve been watching are films made in the ?anime? art style. Anime is basically Japanese cartoons. The movies I have watched are some of my favorite movies now. These movies have been A Silent Voice and Your Name. These films look so so beautiful and it really had me feeling what the characters were feeling. A Silent Voice was a film that had me on edge at all times. I will try not to spoil the film, but the story made me feel like I was about to cry, but I felt bad because I wasn?t crying. On the other side, Your Name was an incredible and interesting movie. Again, I don?t want to spoil

the film, but the film really took a turn which I could have never seen coming. I truly felt ?What is going to happen next? How will it continue?? I felt for these films and I haven?t felt so intrigued as I was in a long while. I am very glad quarantine gave me the opportunity to do so. Teacher : ?I?ve been really busy,? said Laura Rodriguez, 7th-grade English teacher. As she has said herself, she has been very busy during this quarantine. Recently, she has spent a lot more time making embroideries. Embroidery is an art people do where they make and decorate cloth or other materials of that sort with shapes made from thread. Mrs. Rodriquez also has been taking part in a recent activity that is very popular, called birthday parades. To summarize them, birthday parades are when you and a bunch of friends get in your cars and drive to the birthday person?s house, and you honk and scream ?happy birthday? out the windows. It has been a very popular method of giving birthday wishes, mainly because of the quarantine going on. Student: Sofia Cataldi is a 7th-grade student who has been spending most of her time with friends and playing games. Like many others, she misses being able to see her friends. But she has spent as much time as she can with them, especially through video games.

earth is "healing". For that reason, she said, she can see so much more life in her garden and in her backyard. "The thing that I miss the most is being able to go to school and interact with my friends and teachers," admitted Evelyn. Before quarantine, some people probably didn't want to go out or just didn't want to go to school, but now since everybody has to stay inside all day and never go out they would regret not going out. Teacher : "We now have a routine that we do everyday,?, said Ms. Helen Kunde, a parent of Evelyn Kunde and a teacher at Miami Country Day. Keeping healthy every day is good for the human body. It is good to keep discipline during quarantine so that when we go back to our regular lives not much has changed except for being able to go out. "After online school we go on a walk and she is friends but we keep our distance," said Helen Kunde. Ms. Kunde advises that is ?important to keep your distance from other people while you are out shopping, out on a walk, or out on a bike ride. Everybody needs to be safe during this time of crisis.?

When talking about what she has been saying to remain in contact, she said, ?I?ve been playing on the PlayStation a lot with them.? Sofia has been playing games like Rainbow Six Siege and Minecraft a lot recently. Whether it is hopping into a view rounds, or exploring a new world, she is doing it with her friends. Parent: Jamie and Micheal Mandel, who are parents of three MCDS middle schoolers, have a big focus on family during this quarantine. ?As a family, we have been using the pool and Jacuzzi outside,? they said. ?We?ve been doing 3D puzzles, and playing board games, and watching a lot of movies.? Another thing Mr. and Mrs. Mandel have been doing is cooking. A few things that say they made have been carrot raisin muffins, oatmeal raisin muffins, and puff pastry salmon. They also have been eating things like hamburgers and hotdogs. While doing all these things with their family, they have also been doing what they can to take care of themselves by being active. Mr. Mandel said, ?We have a little home gym, and we have a Peleton Machine and a heavy boxing bag, so we have been trying to exercise with that and also walking the dogs.? There are many things they can no longer do because we are in quarantine, and there are many different parts of life that everyone misses. Mrs. Mandel said that she misses being able to see her parents very much. Mr. Mandel, on the other hand, said that he really misses being able to go out to different restaurants to eat.


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